TRAINING & COURSES
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	Residential Music Performance Course Are you aged between 18-25, unemployed and passionate about music? (That should be most of you!). Well, Sound Live run by the Princes Trust, is a six day residential music course that offers the opportunity to develop your musical skills at all levels with the help of professional musicians. It also helps you focus on using your skills after the course with sessions on action planning and personnel development to help build confidence. All travel, food and accommodation is paid for and the course concludes with the opportunity to perform live. For full details, contact the Princes Trust on 0191 - 420 3940 or call MIDI for a leaflet.
	DJ Workshops Generator in association with Urban Music Training continue their series of Cold Blend DJ skills courses this Autumn. Each course explores the "Art of mixing music", is free and offers weekly workshops over a 3 month period. Ideal for all comers, whether absolute beginners or DJs looking to develop their skills, courses include sessions on how to produce your own tracks, a behind the scenes look at radio station, a day in a recording studio, and an in depth look at the local club scene. For further details, contact Wayne at Generator on 0191 - 245 0099.
	Want to Help Others Learn Through Music? On September 26th & 27th (2001), Gateshead’s Caedmon Hall plays host to the Musicians Union and Sound Sense’s Learning about Learning roadshow. Designed for musicians wanting to work in community music education, the roadshow explores the various training options available to get into this type of work. Get practical information and insight on the value of helping other learn through music, and meet professionals and musicians working in community music for advice. To find out more contact Sound Sense on 01449 - 673 990 or email info@soundsence.org
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	Global Entertainment Global is a subsidiary of MBR Promotions and runs a variety of music business courses using speakers from the industry. Courses present an ideal opportunity to meet music industry employers to find out what they are looking for in potential employees, and to learn about how the business of music works. For full details, contact the Global on 020 - 7583 7900 or check out the globalmusicbiz.co.uk web site.